Jeremiah Heaton, a 44-year-old farmer from Virginia, amused the world in 2015 by staking claim to a patch of land in between Sudan and Egypt so that his then six-year-old daughter could become a real-life princess. The land was 795 square miles of empty desert named Bir Tawil, which he rebranded as the Kingdom of North Sudan. Soon, his overindulgent parenting caught headlines around the world.
He found himself inundated with offers from people who wanted to come and live in his new kingdom which is around the same size as Mauritius, but without electricity, water, roads or any other kind of infrastructure.
Today, he remains the 'king' of the territory - despite never returning after his flag-planting visit - and is the subject of a documentary on iTunes, Amazon Prime, Google Play and YouTube. Heaton revealed how his seemingly farfetched plan led him into conversations with Mike Flynn and a gaggle of Chinese investors who he ultimately reported to the FBI.
Here's the full story in the Daily mail:
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